Life Happens
Your tire goes flat on the way to work. This is why it’s important to have this type of savings.
What is an emergency fund?
This document highlights your skills, experience, and education when applying for a job.
What is a résumé?
This monthly payment allows you to legally live in an apartment or house you do not own.
What is rent?
This is the place where most people keep their money safely.
What is a bank/credit union?
This household task should be done regularly to avoid running out of clean clothes.
What is laundry?
You forgot to pay your electric bill. This may happen after repeated missed payments.
What is your power gets shut off?
Showing up late repeatedly to work can negatively affect this.
What is your reputation/work ethic?
Before signing a lease, you should always do this to the apartment.
What is inspect/walk through it?
Using a credit card means you are borrowing _____.
What is money?
This document is commonly needed when applying for jobs, apartments, or loans.
What is a photo ID/license?
Your paycheck is smaller than expected because taxes were taken out. This is the amount you actually receive after deductions.
What is net pay?
Employers often ask this question at the end of an interview: “Do you have any _____ for us?”
What are questions?
This protects your car financially if you get into an accident.
What is car insurance?
Paying only the minimum payment on a credit card usually causes this to grow.
What is interest/debt?
Sleeping only 3–4 hours every night can negatively affect this.
What is mental/physical health or productivity?
You suddenly lose your job. Name one smart first step to take.
What is update résumé/apply for jobs/reduce spending/contact support systems?
This form determines how much federal tax is withheld from your paycheck.
What is a W-4?
If your car’s gas light comes on, continuing to drive without filling up could cause this problem.
What is running out of gas/getting stranded?
This 3-digit number helps lenders decide whether to approve you for loans.
What is a credit score?
If you move to a new address, this important service should be updated so you still receive mail.
What is the post office/address forwarding?
Your monthly expenses are greater than your income. This means your budget is _____.
What is unbalanced/in the negative?
Name one professional thing you should do after a job interview.
What is sending a thank-you email/follow-up?
Name one cost of owning a car besides the monthly payment.
What is insurance/gas/maintenance/registration/oil changes?
Name one thing that can hurt your credit score.
What is missing payments/maxing out cards/late payments/high debt?
If a recipe says to cook chicken to 165 degrees, ignoring this could put you at risk for this.
What is food poisoning/getting sick?